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Bradford, Vt., lawmaker offers bill addressing sexual assaults
State Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, answers a question during an interview in West Lebanon, N.H., on Dec. 7, 2017. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Sarah Robinson, deputy director of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. (Courtesy photograph)
Washington County State s Attorney Rory Thibault testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. (VtDigger - Glenn Russell)
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MONTPELIER A bill introduced in the Legislature this month would modernize Vermont’s sexual assault laws to redefine consent and recognize that substance use is often a factor in sexual violence cases.
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A teacher plays softball with a group of students, May 2019.
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Jay’s story
Jay is a transgender man who competed in equestrian throughout high school and college, including through his transition during college. Below, he describes his experience navigating his transition and team, excerpted from an interview he participated in with the author of this report.
Jay’s quotes, and quotes throughout the report, may have been edited for length and/or clarity.
I came out to my equestrian team first. I sent out an email to the entire team, including the coaches, coming out to them. I knew they were going to be supportive because I walked into the barn the next day and my name had already been crossed out on the board and corrected with the name that I had sent them in the email literally 12 hours prior.
More than one in three Kentucky young people in a recent survey said electronic cigarette use had increased among youth during the pandemic, and 14 percent said e-cigarettes are safer